Japanese Game Developers Failing

[johnsobas]

Xoj said:

Millennium said:

Xoj said:
i still prefer japanese games.
they are more fun , have better storyline and music.
even if not many can pay for HD graphics.

Well, it's interesting: if they can't pay for HD graphics, there's a whole console out there with a great big ready-made fanbase that doesn't require them to develop HD graphics: indeed, not doing so is the norm. Developers report satisfactory profits even on games that sell only a couple hundred thousand copies; no need to sell 750,000+ just to break even.

It sounds to me as though the smart thing for these Japanese developers to do would be to work more with this console, and cultivate userbases there. Why do you suppose they refuse to do that?

they went handheld. PSP and DS  getting all the love

 

42 million handhelds sold, 14 million consoles sold this gen in Japan.  No need to wonder why.